Steam separator



L. 'P. MICHAEL STEAM SEPARATOR Oct. 4, 1932.

Filed Oct. 18, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR BY fi/h l I I l II IIATTORNEY Oct. 4, 1932.

L. P. MICHAEL 1,881,215

STEAM SEPARATOR Filed Oct. 18, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR BY 5%. 7&4

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, 1 3ml. MICHAEL, or ELMHURST, ILLINOIS, AssIsnoia TO THE SUPERHEATERCOMPANY, or NEW YORK, N. Y.,- A CORPORATION or DELAWARE STEAM SEPARATOB,

Application filed October 18, 1929. 'Serial No. 400,592.

- This invention relatesto steam separators baffle 10. Curved blades 11between which and has for its purpose an improved arsteam must pass onits way from the entrance rangement for getting rid of the water sep- 6into the casing give the steam a whirling arated out from the steam.motion. The lower part of the casing has a -The invention is illustratedin the accomslight annular enlargement 12. From this panying drawings inwhich Fig. 1 is a vertispace 12there extends tangentially outward callongitudinal section of the rear portion of at one point the waterdischarge opening 13 a locomotive equipped with a steam sepato which isconnected the pipe 14:. rator and with my improved means for dis- Theaction of this separator will be obvious.

a posing of the water separated out; Fig. 2 is a The whirling motion ofthe steam causes the 0 rear elevation of the same locomotive, porwaterparticles to impinge against the wall ftio'ns of the cab being omittedfor the sake of the casing 5 and the dry steam leaves of clearness; Fig.'3 is a View partly in secthrough the central opening 8 and goes to tionof the separator on anenlarged scale; the dry pipe while the waterleaves through '15 andFig. 4. is a top view of the separator theconnection 13. This form of separator is "(5'5 partly in section onlined-4 of Fig. 1. old and forms no part of my invention tax- The steamdelivered to the dry pipe of the cept as it enters into the combinationform- Inodern, locomotive is in a great many ining my invention. stancescharged with a large amount of mois- This separator is shown applied toa loco- L ture. Some form of separator to separate motive equipped witha mechanical stoker. out such moisture and deliver to the super- Thecasing containing the screw of this heater or engine dry steam is,therefore, Stoker is shown at 15, the coal being delivered highlydesirable. Such a separator would by the screw to the point 16. Thisstoker logically be located in the steam dome at the in no way formspart of my invention and entrance to the dry pipe. One of the diificulitis. therefore,unnecessary to go into any X5 ties connected with the useof the separator detailed description of it. The coal is disin such aposition is that of getting rid of tributed in this type of stoker fromthe point the water which the separator has taken out 16 to the variousparts of the grate by means v of the steam passed through it. Means forof the distributor jet 17. Steam is supplied 1 39 this purpose have beensuggested in the past. to the steam jet 17 from a distributor head aHowever, the present invention provides 18 through the several pipes1919. All

What I regard as an improved and very efli'ecof this is in accordancewith the usual artive way of disposing of this water. My imrangernent.

provement is applicable to cases where some Ordinarily steam to thedistributor head auxiliary steam-using device is employed 18 is suppliedfrom the steam turret in the whi h a Operate it1 elatively very wet cab.According to my invention the connecsteam. tion from the steam turret isreplaced by 7 Referring to the drawings, the rear porone from the wateroutlet of the steam seption of the locomotive boiler appears at 1,2arator. The pipe 14: in other words leads being the steam dome and 3 thedry pipe. from the water outlet of the steam separator The steamseparator is shown at 4. This to the distributor head 18. A. valve 20 isseparator may be of any preferred form, the placed in this pipe.

one I have used for illustrative purposes be- The fact that thisdistributor head can r ing shown in a little greater detail in Figs, userelatively very wet steam without the use 3 and 4. The casing 5 has itsupper part of such wet steam entailing any objectionable flanged over asat 7 A. sleeve member 8 eX- consequences, makes it possible to dischargetends up into the casing, its top being open the water from theseparator into this jet.

and its lower end communicating with the The pipe 14 passes to the jetnot only the dry pipe 3 through elbow 9. Above the water separated outin the separator but in open end of the sleeve 8 there is a conicaladdition all of the steam that is required v tooperate the jet. Ifdesired,,of course, only a "portion of such steam need'be'supplied'through l and an additional steam supplyf Zing connection fromsomeothersource can be connectedto 18, although I havenot found thisnecessary.

The actionof the device needs, no further descriptionfas it will beperfectly clear from;

.what has been stated above. As the jets ivariations in thisarrangementwithout departingfrom the spirit of the invention. It will be understoodthat the stealnjet herein described as being the point to which thewater iscarried from the separator is only illustrative and is meanttobe representative of devices for converting heat energy of steam intomechanical energy and which can use steamwith relatively large amountsof mols- .ture. I According to my present information it forms the bestapparatus of this type to I which to carry such moisture.

" I claim 1. In apparatus of the class described the combination of aboiler having-a steam space and a water space, a pipe to conduct steamfrom the. steam space, a steam separator through'which the steam fiowsand in which water is separated out from the steam,a steam V operateddevlce transforming heat energy of steam. nto mechanical. energy andcapable 1 .of usingrelatively very wet steam, and means to conduct saidwater from the separator mingled with steam to; said device;-

2; In apparatus of the class described the combination of a'boilerhavinga steam space Y and a water space, a pipe to conduct steam from the'steam-space, a steam separator.

through which the steam flows and in which device. 1

separated out in the separator together with the steam .to operatethedevice.

a. In apparatus of the class described, the combination of a locomotiveboller, a steam separator in the steam dome, adry-pipe to carry steamaway from the separator, a coal distributing steam jet, and aconduitconnecting the water dischargeopening of the separator to the jetto carry away the water together with thesteam required by-the jet;

' .5, In apparatus of the classdescribed the combination of a boilerhaving a steam space and a water space, a pipe to conduct steam from"the steam space, a steam separator through which-the steam flows and inwhich water is separated out from the steam, asteam operated device inwhich thesteam is used eXpansively'. and which is capable of usingrelatively very wet'steam, and means to conductsaid water from theseparator mingled with steam to said device. 1

6.1Inapparatusof the class described the combination of a boiler havinga steam space and awater space, a pipe to conduct steam from the steamspace, a steam separator through which thesteamflows andin which wateris separated out from the steam, a steam operated device 'in which thesteam is allowed to expand to atmospheric pressure and which is capableof using relatively very wet steam, and means to conduct saidwaterfromthe separator mingled with steam to said roam. MI CHAEL.

water isseparated out from the steam, a steam operated devlcetransforming heat energyof steam into mechanical energy and capable ofusing relatively very wet steam, and a steam conduit for supplying steamto sald device,

i said conduit leading from the water discharge opening of the separator.to the steam inlet to; the device for-passing the separated water tothe devicem ingled with the steam operat ing the latter.

3. In apparatus of the class described the combination of a boilerhaving a steam space and a water space, a steam operated devicetransforming heat energy of steam into mechanical energy and capable ofusing relatively very wet steam, a steam separator in the r steam space,a steam pipe to carry the dry i steam away from the separator, and apipe to. carryto the steam consuming device'the water

